AGRICULTURE — DECLARED PEST RATE
1239. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to the financial years 2017–18,
2018–19, 2019–20 and 2021–22.
(1) What was the
total of the declared pest rate collected from landholders for each of the
state's recognised biosecurity groups for each financial year?
(2) What is the number of
landholders who refused to pay the DPR for each financial year?
(3) For each
occurrence of payment refusal of the DPR by a landholder, what was the resultant
outcome or recourse undertaken by the state?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
(1) The answer is in tabular form. I
seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Rates collected by Recognised
Biosecurity Group operational areas for each financial year, as requested, are
in the table below:
RBG
|
2017/18
|
2018/19
|
2019/20
|
2021/22
|
Blackwood Biosecurity Incorporated
|
Not applicable
|
$115,510.01
|
$152,054.13
|
$226,464.67
|
Carnarvon Growers Association
|
$122,851.80
|
$102,599.30
|
$ 5,614.80
|
$20,067.10
|
Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Association
|
Not applicable
|
$101,754.37
|
$120,975.83
|
$174,886.29
|
Eastern Wheatbelt Biosecurity Group
|
$174,755.90
|
$171,373.40
|
$164,850.50
|
$177,711.80
|
Esperance Biosecurity Association
|
Not applicable
|
$106,470.00
|
$102,630.00
|
$51,705.00
|
Leschenault Biosecurity Group
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
$114,156.08
|
$162,833.96
|
Midlands Biosecurity Group
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
$168,352.08
|
Northern Biosecurity Group
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
$136,124.10
|
$185,407.81
|
Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group
|
Not applicable
|
$204,890.60
|
$204,110.87
|
$260,901.42
|
Southern Biosecurity Group
|
Not applicable
|
$78,147.00
|
$75,458.00
|
$92,032.25
|
Carnarvon Rangelands Biosecurity Association
|
$294,494.40
|
$278,411.90
|
$295,819.60
|
$226,658.02
|
Goldfields-Nullarbor Rangelands Biosecurity
Association
|
$291,546.80
|
$289,243.50
|
$291,994.40
|
$285,166.00
|
Kimberley Rangelands Biosecurity Association
|
$331,567.18
|
$309,822.99
|
$304,247.80
|
$192,966.85
|
Meekatharra Rangelands Biosecurity Association
|
$202,511.20
|
$191,475.00
|
$193,682.50
|
$206,784.90
|
Pilbara Regional Biosecurity Group
|
$193,850.90
|
$203,429.20
|
$179,385.10
|
$121,800.70
|
*Not
applicable: Recognised Biosecurity Group not established at the same time.
(2) RevenueWA
holds data on the rate of payment of the declared pest rate. The level of
non-payment varies between years and between operational areas.
(3) RevenueWA manages the processes for payment of the
DPR on behalf of the state. Landholders who have not paid the initial
DPR notice will receive a final notice. Following the outcome from the final
notice, a demand notice may be sent for remaining unpaid rates. The
Commissioner of State Revenue has the authority to pursue any unpaid rates.